
Placements and internships
A placement student can bring new insights and tangible benefits to your organisation.
We offer research-led, quality teaching with an international profile and strong links with business. We strive to develop smart, entrepreneurial and highly employable graduates.
With a standard entry tariff of AAB, we ensure we recruit high-quality students, with enthusiasm for learning and potential to achieve.
Our undergraduate degrees are accredited by professional organisations. Our graduates have versatile skills and up-to-date knowledge evidenced by their wide range of careers as:
- marketing assistants
- junior buyers
- assistant accountants
- HR assistants
- events coordinators
Versatile
Our students can work on short-term projects or support senior staff members with routine jobs.
Enthusiastic
Students are highly motivated to impress, with enquiring minds which bring new ideas to your organisation.
Good value
Students combine up-to-date skills with current academic thinking at a competitive salary.
Supported
We support our students throughout their placement to ensure they learn and deliver as much as possible.
Careers fairs
Our regular Business and Careers Fairs give you the opportunity to talk to students about placements, internships and graduate jobs.
We welcome businesses of all shapes and sizes. Recent exhibitors have included Audit Partnership, Boal & Co, Key Capital Partners, PwC and many more.

Making recruitment easier
You can think of a placement like an extended interview, giving you time to get to know an applicant properly before deciding whether or not to offer them a long-term position.
We aim to reduce the effort and cost which goes into your selection process through the support we offer along the way.
To get started email us at sbs-placements@york.ac.uk - we'll guide you through the process, working with you to develop a placement that meets your organisation's needs.
Before a placement begins we'll support you with:
- Identifying your requirements
- Researching salary guidelines
- Proactively marketing your vacancy
- Arranging visits and talks
- Collating applications
- Arranging and supporting interviews
During a placement we'll:
- Be a dedicated point of contact for queries and issues
- Provide specialised documentation for line managers
- Arrange two supervisor visits around your availability
- Advise on further collaboration with York
Student experiences
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Preparing to finish my Management placement: They think it’s all over, it is now…
Posted by Katy on 27 June 2019 Hey everyone! Welcome to what is probably the final instalment of my Management placement journey. Well done if you’ve kept up with it all…
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Placement tips
Posted by Anish on 12 June 2019 If you want to secure a graduate job at a top company, a placement can help you stand out. My placement was at Unilever…
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Learning to lead a successful team
Posted by Laura on 11 June 2019 I’m Laura, and I’m spending my Third Year on a general management placement at Aldi. It’s a twelve-month placement, split into two main areas…